10 best Belly Yoga Sequences for flat tummy

Ahh! nobody knows the pain of getting that stubborn belly fat, and on top of that, it’s super difficult to melt it away no matter how much we walk or try. Well, we do everything it’s just that we lack in proper planning and following the right regime. So to help you out we have curated 10 belly yoga poses that could be practiced at home or any open space you will definitely succeed to achieve a super toned core. The only thing you need is your yoga mat.However, I would advise to warm up first with few sun salutation or any form of cardio that will help your muscles get active and release tension from joints making you ready to start with.

Downward Facing Dog Pose:-

Inhale as you rise on your toes keeping under your heels. Then exhale to lift up your bumps, coming into the upside-down V-shaped pose called downward facing dog.

Make the grip firm with spreading your fingers, and try to maintain a straight line between your middle fingers & your elbows. Work on straightening your spine and legs and lower your heels as much as you can towards the ground.

Relax your head with a firm neck between your arms, and keep your gaze on your legs or up towards your belly button.

Do it till 5-6 deep breaths.

Arching Three-Legged Dog-

Down Dog position, take a leap and bring both your feet together being in the same position.

Keeping the right heel on the mat, raise your left leg in the air coming into Three-Legged Dog. Keep it nice long and extended, stretch your legs and feel the extension on the lower abs.

You can make it even harder by bending the knee. Actively squeeze your left heel in toward your hip, lifting the knee high.

Lift your head up extending your neck, and turn to look over your right shoulder giving an arch to the spine. Think about drawing your head and foot toward each other and stretching one side of your tummy. Do vice versa with another leg.

Hold the position for 2-3 minutes, keeping the belly tucked and tight and feel the longitudinal stretch.

Mountain Climbers:-

From 3-arched position transit into normal inverted dog pose.

Come over your toes and your palm underneath the shoulders, take a deep breath and suck your belly in.

Keeping your core tight just transfer your weight on one leg and lift the other. Keeping your shoulders firm, bend your left knee and bring it towards your chest take it back and extend your toes in the air and without keeping it down repeat again.

Do the same for 10-15 and repeat with another leg

This works really great for the lower abs.

Warrior Pose-

Stand upright with feet more than shoulders apart. Now turn the right toes to your right side bending the right knee directly placing it just above the right ankle.

Extend the wrist bone and the shoulders towards the right side and try reaching out through the open palms. Keep your gaze towards your fingers.

Bend yourself making the hips down towards the floor, and reach the crown of the head up to lengthen the spine.

Keep the shoulders aligned in a line, pressing the chest forward and belly in.

Hold for 5-6 deep breaths.

Plank Pose

Again roll down in the downward facing dog, make sure that your hands are almost shoulder-width apart.

Getting down on hands make the fist and come on your elbows, make sure the elbows and fists are in line and neutralizing the weight. Remember to keep shoulders firm and wrists must make a 90-degree angle.

Now by taking a deep breath and pulling your belly in forwarding your body in a beautiful plank pose.

Take a deep breath in and on the exhale move your upper body forward into plank. Transferring your weight on to your toes, elbows supported by wrist rise you keeping your head, shoulder, and hip in one straight line.

Feel this dynamic energy required to be in the position and remain as long as you can. Most people start with 20-30 seconds.

This works really wonders for your belly engaging all the muscles of your stomach, strengthen the shoulder and phenomenal for the entire body.

Inverted Boat Pose

Lie on the stomach putting your legs together, and stretch your arms in the front of you straight and parallel to each other with open palms

Your arms should be next to your ears, and your chest and forehead must be on the ground.

Now inhale deeply, and lift your arms up along with your head and chest off the ground. Simultaneously lift off your legs from the floor.

Pull your head up and arch the spine as much as you can and feel the stretch in the abs.

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